December 1, 2007: New VW Kafer Book: I went to our PO box yesterday
and there was a package from Germany for us. When I opened it I found
a hardcover book entitled "VW Kafer 1302/1303, 1970-1980"
from Schrader-Typen-Chronik. A few months back I was contacted by the
author of this book looking for information on SE Super Beetles produced
for the North American market. He was interested in the Sun Bug, The
La Grande Bug, and the Bicentennial Beetle. So I took a few high quality
shots of my La Grande and pointed him in the direction of other SE Beetle
owners for more pictures and info for his project.
Inside this German text book
I found a picture of my Super Beetle with "Edles Stück: 1303
Sun Bug von 1973 mit verchromten Stahlfelgen. Besitzer: Wayne Dean,
Toronto, Kanada", printed under it. This translates into, "Noble
piece: 1303 Sun Bug of 1973 with chromium plating steel wheels. Owner:
Wayne Dean, Toronto, Canada". My guess is he couldn't get a good
photo of a Sun Bug and used mine instead. The La Grande was made only
in 1975 but looks almost identical to the Sun Bug with a few exceptions.
There is a Lime Green La Grande shown on the next page that is also
from "Kanada" and is in amazing shape. I'm not upset that
he put the wrong information down for my SB, I'm just glad to see it
in print. The book has an inscription from the author that says, "Dear
Wayne, thank you for your help - Alexander Franc Storz". How nice
December 20, 2007: Where
did this month go? It seems like just the other day I was uploading
both of the web sites A little Christmas shopping and a little fa-la-la-la'ing
later, it's December 20, five days until Christmas. I love this time
of year. It make me think of my late Aunt Onda who was all about the
holiday season. I know that my son Wes will be coming to visit from
Ottawa. My mother will be staying over and the rest of my family will
be getting together at my place. It really is a time to be thankful.
Thankful for good health, good friends and a good VW parked in the garage
.
It's always important to think of others, but even more important during the holiday season. So every year I like to donate to my favorite charity and I hope that all the VW lovers that visit our web sites will do the same. The Salvation Army reaches out to help meet the needs of vulnerable groups and those overlooked or ignored in our communities. They renew broken families and to empower the poor and transform neighborhoods. I'm not trying to preach here but they are some good people that really do make a difference out on the streets and in the homes of millions. If you'd like to help, Please click here to donate to the Salvation Army. Thanks and happy holidays!